Let's make this birthday one to remember.

75 years old (Born on January 23, 1950)

Happy birthday to the wonderful Richard Gilliland—the man who stole our hearts as Jonesy, charming Mary Ellen Walton on "The Waltons," and brought endless laughs as J.D. Shackleford in "Designing Women." Whether you're building homes among the rolling hills of Virginia or poking fun at Suzanne Sugarbaker's latest drama, your charisma always shines.

Your recent accomplishments aside, let's be serious for a moment: can we formally thank you for surviving all those Southern ladies' antics with grace? You're undoubtedly sitcom royalty—here’s hoping this birthday is filled with just enough comic timing and family warmth worthy of another TV reboot!